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Democratizing space: India’s frugal space innovation provides key lessons for emerging nations

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: With the landing of Chandrayaan-3 in 2023, India became the first nation to achieve a soft landing near the Moon's south pole and only the fourth country to accomplish a lunar soft landing overall.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2514657123

Authors: Luisa Corrado, Soniya Gupta-Rawal, Paul Kattuman, Jaideep Prabhu

Institutions: University of Rome Tor Vergata, University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Space exploration and regulation

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7130364220

FWCI: 9.558

Cites: 5

Cited by: 3

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